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M A G A Z I N E BOUTIQUE CANNABIS CULTURE 08 22 HOW CANNABIS CAN HELP YOUR PET Through the consumption of cannabinoids, your pet can receive the same incredible benefits as humans. The Pet Issue p12 Letter From the Editor The Meeting Place for Industry Innovators PUBLISHER CHRISTINA DEGIOVANNI March 20-22, 2017 MANAGING EDITOR JAANA PRALL Oakland Marriott City Center Cannabis 2017 is different than any other event in the market. In addition to its Oakland, CA EDITOR-AT-LARGE MELISSA HUTSELL unique combination of educational programming on both cultivation and busi- ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR MELODY HAYHURST As the legal ness management, it has been developed by cultivators, for cultivators. cannabis GRAPHICS TANYA NORDBERG | NATHAN WELLS industry Join industry leaders, CEOs, executive team members and innovators for 2½ evolves, the need SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER JESSICA BARFIELD intense days of interactive learning and networking as we move the industry for legitimate COVER SHOT @TREETOPGARDENS_ “cultivation and forward at Cannabis 2017. business management information is at an FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: CONTRIBUTORS all-time high. Cannabis MOLLY CATE | LESLIE CLARY | ART COSGROVE 2017 provides an BROKKE GEHRING DAVID BONVILLAIN TODD HILL ALLISON EDRINGTON | EMILY HOBELMANN unparalleled education MELISSA HUTSELL | JEFF THE 420 CHEF program that will be SHARON LETTS | PAM LONG | NORA MOUNCE crucial to those who SHANNON PERKINS | ASHLEY PRIEST want to thrive in this JAMES PRIEST | DIANA TRIMBLE industry.” Ken Morrow, Owner, Trichome Technologies PHOTOGRAPHY CANNABIS 2017 CONFERENCE CHAIR PATRICK ANDERSON | 8 MILE FAMILY FARM CEO Founder and CEO Founder/Managing Principal @BAKEDINHUMBOLDT | @COASTALFOGFARMS Dear Reader, FGS Inc. Elite Enterprises Buddhii Cooperative Corp. DOOBIOUS SOURCES LLC | @EMTPOOL SCOTT REACH ÉTIENNE FONTÁN TIM CULLEN @GETHIGHQUALITYOFFICIAL | JEFF THE Thank you for picking up the March issue of big and small. Some in the veterinary commu- 420 CHEF | PAM LONG | @LUMINOUS.MELODY the Emerald Magazine. nity have become proponents (Canna Compan- NORA MOUNCE | REMY DIXON As Spring emerges, the time for us and our four ion, pg. 24), while others remain reserved (Doc SOCIAL MEDIA legged friends to hit the garden begins again. Talks, pg. 22). FACEBOOK.COM/THEEMERALDMAGAZINE This March, we turn our focus to our pets, and When it comes to cannabis, there are many TWITTER.COM/THEEMERALDNEWS the ways in which cannabis can heal them. Like ways in which it can be used. Take a look at this INSTAGRAM @THEEMERALDMAGAZINE humans, animals have cannabinoid receptors, month’s gift guide for a plethora of all natural, which allow them to benefit from the medical animal-friendly items for your pet (pg. 29). PRINT PRODUCTION properties of cannabis. Join us in April as we start the season off right KEN MORROW JOURNAL GRAPHICS | PORTLAND, OR Founder and COO Vice President, Co-Owner, CEO Cannabis as a medicine for pets is an emerging with our “Strain Issue,” where we’ll focus our RD Industries Berkeley Patients Group Colorado Harvest Company LEARN MORE industry on its own, but it is arguably more con- attention on specific seeds and cuts that are sure THOMAS SCHULTZ TOM SHIPLEY ALAINA AUSTIN THEEMERALDMAGAZINE.COM troversial than medical or recreational cannabis to soar you sky high. EMERALDMEDIACORP.COM use for humans. While the research remains Cheers, ADVERTISING limited, some people believe treating pets with Christina De Giovanni [email protected] cannabis is animal cruelty. We’ve all heard about Publisher the village idiot who gets their cat or dog high. And while one bad apple seems to effectively Brought to you by spoil the bunch for the rest of us in the industry, there is more good than harm coming from pet owners. Companies like VetCBD (pg. 43), Mary’s President Vice President of Quality Assurance Founder/Owner Tweed Nutritionals (pg. 47), and Treatibles (pg. 49) are Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions Green Fire Genetics helping to combat the stigma surrounding the industry. Through research, and data collection, these budding businesses are helping to uncov- @JESSALBEEART er the benefits of cannabis treatments for pets, REGISTER TODAY: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.CannabisCultivationConference.com 800-456-0707 THE PET ISSUE CONTENTS 22 24 DOC TALKS CANNA COMPANION Oregon-based Veterinarian Bringing the Entourage Effect to Animals Talks Pets and Cannabis 08 TREATWELL PET TINCTURES On the Cutting Edge of Research for Treating Animals with Cannabis 26 43 A NEW WORLD OF OLD MEDICINE VETERINARIAN-FORMULATED TINCTURES FOR PETS Veterinary Medicine at a Crossroad Vet CBD Provides Direct Relief to Pets 12 HOW CANNABIS CAN HELP YOUR PETS When it Comes to Your Animal, There Are Many Things to Consider 44 47 HIGH HIPSTERS MARY HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER FLUFFY TOO 360 Degrees of High! Introducing the CBD Gel Pen for Pets by Mary’s Nutritionals 15 DOOBIOUS SOURCES Real Stoners, Fake News 49 53 TREATIBLES SNAKE OIL Hemp-Derived Health and Wellness for Pets CBD Scams and Pet Supplements 18 Columns Cuisine Emerald Gift Guide p.29 Irie Maid p.57 TIME TO ENACT EQUAL ACCESS Grain-Free CBD Dog Treats p.59 Pot Talk with Emily Hobelmann Understanding the Evolution of Cannabinoids Emerald Pharms Dispensary p.40 Luck of the Irish Scones p.60 VINUM, ET AL CBD Miso Ginger Bowls p.63 New Zealand’s Martinborough p.66 Scooby Doobie CBD Doggie Treats p.65 CALIFORNIA Though research exists on how cannabis helps ety of conditions, said Alison Ettel, CEO and Found- pets facing medical problems like cancer, that lim- er of the company. “We’re always looking for what ited data pool is only the beginning if you want to will work better with less dosage.” help a pet through a heart-wrenching condition. That “Ours is based on observational data, because we just wouldn’t do for Northern California company are seeing different results from what research says. Treatwell, so they’re filling in the gaps themselves to Like with THCA, which I’m playing with right now,” help an exotic range of patients. Ettel said. Even though many human cannabis stud- To create the most effective treatments for critters ies use dog’s as test subjects, she said, that “there are big and small, Treatwell works with pet patients of many factors that could be affecting those studies. It all kinds (as well as humans) to create data sets that could be the extraction method, or that a certain ter- allow them to look at the possibilities for a wide vari- pene is missing. With trim versus flower, we’re no- TREATWELL PET CANNABIS FOR PETS TINCTURES ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF RESEARCH FOR TREATING ANIMALS WITH CANNABIS ALLISON EDRINGTON ticing a huge difference.” By controlling the source “Curing myself of an incurable disease lead me of cannabis, the dosage and other factors, Treatwell to realize it should be explored in other avenues,” can understand the effects better. and that other mammals could potentially have their When Treatwell was launched in 2014, Ettel part- lives elongated or their last days made more com- nered with Harry, who prefers not to use his full fortable, Harry said. “In Humboldt [County], there’s name, a Southern Humboldt farmer and extractor one dog for every person up here. We love our dogs. who has worked with people patients for over 20 It was intuitive after a while. We gave it topically, years and has treated dogs for 10 years, particularly originally. We had a dog with a huge tumor on its leg, seizures in dogs. Harry started healing himself with and within days there was a reduction in the tumor. cannabis after modern medicine failed to address At that point, the owner wanted to give it to the dog his severe autoimmune issues. He made medicine orally as well. They started slow and it did well. The for other human patients as well, and the decision to dog lived six years after that.” start helping pets came naturally. “Alison and myself, both of our lives were dra- matically changed by cannabis personally, and we 8 | TheEmeraldMagazine.com 9 | Emerald | March 2017 (below) Treatwell’s founder, Alison Ettel THC -- it causes too much stress. Very different than “The main thing [is that] every dose is different, “When you look at the studies that exist and see how ferent hormones. There are many pathways af- humans. In humans, you often need higher THC, but just like with humans. They need to experiment and they were conducted, it renders [them] moot. When fected by hormones in the body. Cardiovascular we haven’t found that in animals. The highest we’ve find the [lowest dosage] that will help,” Ettel said. the studies are dealing with synthetics or a single disease, in particular, and some of the cancers are needed was a 50/50 ratio.” “Hot spots” on dogs -- areas where a dog will chew string of molecules, it’s completely different. Some affected by hormones.” raw over and over -- are one of the conditions they are studies you realize only used males.” Do Pets Get High from working with to fine tune the best options. “We no- Not including female subjects in studies isn’t just Do you have an exotic or unusual animal Humboldt-Sourced Tinctures? ticed 20:1 was doing well. When we used it topically, a problem in pet-related studies. Why is it a prob- with a medical condition? Treatwell wants to The source of Treatwell’s cannabis for their tinc- it took half the amount of time. Then we combined it lem? This is best summed up by Boston University help -- they will provide tincture at no cost for tures is part of what makes it so effective. Harry had with tincture, and it cleared up in days.